^^ V K V I-; R . 



tliat l>v slight wounds wo sliouM l»o able to irritato tliom, find rausc a lessoning of 

 tlic lioat i)rod tion. It is plain lliat if this can be done the irritation tlirory must 

 br abandoned. It would bo the heiyht of absurdity to maintain any other tinui a 

 iiuralytic theory, when conipli'to section destroys and slight wound-? or irritation 

 increa.so a function. In Experiment (JO a slight wound of the \un\s was followed 

 by an immediate sli<,'ht reduction of the hourly heat i)ro<luction, but I do not desire 

 to attach too much importance to this, and have performed the following experi- 

 ments : — 



EXPEUIMENT Gl. 



1:20 P.M. Pnnrtnro mnilc in the nudiilia ; 1:25 P. M. oniiiml cnn move llio front legs, Ijul tl)« 



hind Icga seem to be paralyze d ; conscious. 1:31 v. M. — Keclal li-inperaturc 103'. 64. 



Time. AiiiTF.sir. TcnETmr. Box Tr.iip. Ri;«t. Tkmp. Qcx. Mktkb. 



(Knh.) (Knh.) (Knii.) (K«h ) (cub fl.) 



1:46 r. m. C- 1."i C'JP.U 650.39 201.55 



2:1 t,--l 70.34 



2:10 0.72 70.9 



2:.tl CS.O 69.85 



2:46 08.81 60.85 66.20 iono.76 .V.O.'.l 



CK.74 70.18 0.81 77.06 



(mcuu) 68.74 (g»iu) 



1.14 

 ((tain) 



Aninml lins rocovrml tlio pnwrr of niovinp the himl leps. 



Aulopii). — Only wound nf tlio lirain, a minute puncture in tho upper surface of tlie medulla, jurt 

 in its centre and at the cud of the fourth vcDtriclc. Considerable effused blood about the uiedullk. 



JLat Dlssipalioii. 

 Ileronr. Pcncturk. 

 Qaantity of air { V) = 74.575 at 6ft0.7— 32° = 36.7 = t'. 

 V -f (V X V X 0.002035) = V. V = '••''J'' = 60.37. W = V X 0.08073 = 5.6 



lliite in temp, of air 2.86 = t. Q = W X t X sp. h. = 5.6 X 2.86 X 0.237 1 = 3«0:'2 = hcnt (fiven toaif. 

 Hue in temp, of water 0.66 X 164.1414 = 108.33:13 = licat ^'ivcii to raloriiiieter. 



3.8022 = beat giveu to air. 



Hourly diuipatton of hca( 112.1355 



